Continuing the Fight for Voting Rights With Martin Luther King III and Talkin’ Hip Hop With Peter Rosenberg

Higher Learning with Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 11.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2021

⏱️ 163 minutes

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In honor of the anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay welcome human rights activist Martin Luther King III to discuss his father's legacy and the current assault on voting rights (15:42). Then we talk all things hip-hop with radio personality Peter Rosenberg (59:44), before discussing Andrew Cuomo's awkward attempts to defend himself (1:58:24), plus we try to figure out What the Whites Were Thinking (2:17:04). Hosts: Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay Guests: Martin Luther King III and Peter Rosenberg Producers: Donnie Beacham Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Yo, yo, yo, thought warriors.
0:02.8	What is up?
0:04.0	Higher learning is on.
0:05.6	It is I, Van Laken, Jr.
0:07.6	And it's me, Rachel Lynn Lindsay.
0:10.0	Rachel Lynn Lindsay.
0:12.0	The Lynn, Lynn Lindsay.
0:14.8	People, people have been calling me that.
0:16.4	They're like, Lynn Lindsay, we like it.
0:18.4	I know, because it's good.
0:20.0	You ever thought about, you thought about going to Lynn?
0:24.0	Just going to Lynn.
0:25.0	I changed my name.
0:26.0	Like, you know, just going by Lynn Lindsay.
0:28.0	Well, in college, yes, I was going to enter college as Lynn Lindsay.
0:34.0	And my cousin said that that was so stupid.
0:38.0	She was my roommate.
0:40.0	She was like, that's the dumbest thing you're Rachel.
0:42.0	And I was like, yeah, you're probably right.
0:44.0	Lynn, Lynn, so I just went, I just went to Rachel.
0:48.0	Big race, but Lynn, but you know, the people like it.
0:50.0	They like Lynn.
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